Schnake

German

Etymology

From Middle High German snāke, from Old High German *snāko.[1] According to Kluge, this word is unrelated to *snakō (“snake”), though perhaps it is ultimately related to its source, the verb *snakan (“to creep, crawl”). Cognate with Hunsrik Schnok.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnaːkə/
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Noun

Schnake f (genitive Schnake, plural Schnaken)

  1. cranefly (Any of various large flies of the family Tipulidae)
  2. (dialectal) mosquito
    Synonyms: Mücke, Stechmücke

Declension

Declension of Schnake [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schnake die Schnaken
genitive einer der Schnake der Schnaken
dative einer der Schnake den Schnaken
accusative eine die Schnake die Schnaken

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schnake”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
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